Best Li Shan I've had so far was from teahome.com back in spring of 07-09. He is a farmer himself. 2010 wasn't as good, so I switched to Hou de and stopped drinking Li Shan completely ) That fresh, clean taste of morning in Li Shan mountains is a very special experience.

outline wrote:Best Li Shan I've had so far was from teahome.com back in spring of 07-09. He is a farmer himself. 2010 wasn't as good, so I switched to Hou de and stopped drinking Li Shan completely ) That fresh, clean taste of morning in Li Shan mountains is a very special experience.

outline wrote:Best Li Shan I've had so far was from teahome.com back in spring of 07-09. He is a farmer himself. 2010 wasn't as good, so I switched to Hou de and stopped drinking Li Shan completely ) That fresh, clean taste of morning in Li Shan mountains is a very special experience.

outline wrote:Best Li Shan I've had so far was from teahome.com back in spring of 07-09. He is a farmer himself. 2010 wasn't as good, so I switched to Hou de and stopped drinking Li Shan completely ) That fresh, clean taste of morning in Li Shan mountains is a very special experience.

For non-Chinese speakers, this is a difficult website to navigate. Indeed, their lineup looks promising. Why is Li Shan from Fu Shou Shan farm considered top?

Yeah the website is mainly for Taiwan buyers and the owner says they are not good at English communication. I feel their store is typical farmer style in a way that they try to minimize all fringing costs, which gives some of their tea good value for their prices. The Fu Shou Shan farm has accumulated its reputation in decades. They have the best location and were one of the earliest Li Shan producers. Their Li Shan is not the greenest, still green side, but of optimal oxidation. Many other producers can't make their tea to this level of oxidation without ruining the freshness of the tea. The farm is government (veteran) affiliated. So I guess they started off to pursue techniques as their priority, and not entirely a for-profit organization.

Chip wrote:... and is the Teahome on ebay the "same" as teahome.com? Same owner? Same products? Or is the ebay product line modified for Westerners?

THANKS!

I can't relate all the English names to the Chinese product names, but it seems the ebay store has the same products as part of Taiwan Tea Home's collection. Also I have the impression that Tea Home doesn't own the ebay store and it's run by a retailer in North America. I think it's still the case otherwise they would have got English information on their homepage.